Pyramids of Mars

(Series 13, Episodes 9-12)

Summary: Sarah inherits Victoria’s dress, but thankfully not her screaming, and turns out to be an excellent shot.  The Doctor gets angsty about job satisfaction whilst battling busty mummies and makes a new buddy who gets benched and then killed.  The bottom fondling chair makes its infamous debut and although the plot doesn’t make a whole lot of sense if you think about it too hard, it does look great (though really, why is there a priest hole in a Victorian gothic folly?).

Watch it because: The gorgeous Egyptian imagery.

Original Air Date: 25 October – 15 November 1975.

Doctor: Tom Baker.

Companions: Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen).

Writer: “Stephen Harris” (Robert Homes & Lewis Greifer).

Director: Paddy Russell.

Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe.